This is the first of a new series of episodes on the podcast I'm calling 'Bitesize'. 

I've done well over 100 interviews for the podcast now. That's a lot of conversations! The idea with these episodes is to pick out a highlight from a past conversation and share it again, in case you missed it missed it first time round, or just want to hear some bits again. If you're new to the podcast they'll also give you a great sense of what's there, so you can dive in and discover some of the older episodes.

This first one is a real favourite of mine. Back in 2023 I did a bunch of episodes celebrating Doc Watson on what would have been his 100th birthday. I spoke to people who  played with Doc and spent time with him (including Jack Lawrence, Happy Traum and T. Michael Coleman), as well as players who just love Doc's music (including Critter Eldridge, Tim O'Brien, Bryan Sutton and many more).

This comes from the chat I had with Jack Lawrence. He shares a wonderful story about Doc giving him an iconic Martin D18 that needed a little TLC.

I hope you enjoy this. It was great listening back to it!

If you want to hear more from the Doc episodes, you'll find them here:

Doc Watson 100th birthday celebration - Part 1

Doc Watson 100th birthday celebration - Part 2 

Jack Lawrence conversation in full 

Happy picking,

Matt

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